Lamy is a world-famous pen company headquartered in Germany. Their Al-Star line consists of high quality pens made of aluminum, steel nibs and self-sprung metal clips.

This fountain pen is conveniently refillable with ink cartridges or with bottled fountain pen ink used with the Lamy Fountain Pen Z 24 Converter. There is no need to push in cartridges yourself, just insert the cartridge, twist the barrel, and the pen tightens to puncture the cartridge itself.

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Customer Reviews

Awesome! I have a decent amount of FPs and always seem to use Lamy Al the most.
This is likely due to its consistent line in all Lamys I bought so far (F si
always F, Medium is always medium etc) and is the most comfortable pen ever for
holding and writing for many hours. I write and draw with Lamy Al Star the most.
Have few of them with different ink colors also and often give them for presents
to friends, family etc.

I would love to have the same pen in piston filled style so do not have to deal
with cartriges and converters (such as famous Pelikan pens) and a twist in cap
as I do not trust click caps when placing in pants or shirts (had no problems
yet with leaks though).

The fountain pen is classy and beautiful to behold. It comes with a blue ink
cartridge. I inserted the cartridge and wrote. Very smooth, although
occasionally scratching -- probably because of the extra fine nib. A wonderful
pen for the price!

This is a smooth-writing pen in a beautiful color. You do have to be careful
with it not to scratch the metal (I have a little scratch in mine). It's nice to
hold. The pen is a little heavy with the cap posted. I generally like to write
with the cap posted, but I will sacrifice it for the comfort of this pen. My
next purchase will probably be a Lamy Joy calligraphy.

I keep wanting to like the Lamy pens, but the way the pen is shaped is
uncomfortable for me. I am left-handed, but I hold the pen the usual way, not
curling my hand over. The bumps on the pen which are very comfortable when I
hold the pen right-handed are awful for left-handed writing, so I end up holding
the pen on the bumps, not the indentations. If I could rotate the nib a
millimeter or two, I could hold the pen as designed and it would be wonderful.
As it is, I continue to use the Lamy pens I have because they are a pleasure to
write with.

I've found that Lamy pens have a "wet" nib with a generous ink flow. The
extra-fine nib is best for me on the kinds of paper I use.